Competition System < League : ABA League 2

2026/27 Competition System

17 participating teams are divided into four 4 groups (A, B, C, D), with 4 teams placed in each, except for group B, which counts 5 teams. In each group, the participants will face each other in a home-and-away round-robin system. 3 best-placed teams of each group will advance to the next phase of the competition.

24 teams will participate in the next stages of the competition, with the winners of each group qualifying directly for the Quarter-finals, while the second and third placed teams will be playing the single match Play-in for the remaining 4 spots.

Play-in

The second-placed and third-placed clubs from each group will play a single Play-in match to qualify for the playoff Quarter-finals.

Play-in matches are played between the following pairs:

PI1: A2 – B3
PI2: B2 – A3
PI3: C2 – D3
PI4: D2 – C3

The second-placed club has home-court advantage.

The winners of the Play-in matches will qualify for the playoff Quarter-finals.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and finals of the playoffs will be played best-of-three (3) matches — based on two (2) wins (1-1-1 format).

Home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the playoff Quarter-finals will go to the first-placed clubs from each group (A, B, C, D) of the competition's group stage.

Playoff Quarter-finals matches are played between the following pairs:

QF1: A1 – WPI4 (D2 – C3)
QF2: B1 – WPI3 (C2 – D3)
QF3: C1 – WPI2 (B2 – A3)
QF4: D1 – WPI1 (A2 – B3)

The winners of the playoff Quarter-finals series will advance to the playoff Semi-finals.

Playoff Semi-finals matches are played between the following pairs:

SF1: WQF1 – WQF2
SF2: WQF3 – WQF4

The winners of the playoff Semi-finals series will advance to the playoff Finals.

Playoff Finals matches are played between the following pairs:

WSF1 – WSF2

Home-Court Advantage Rules (Semi-finals & Finals)

Home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs will belong to the club that achieved a higher number of wins in the group stage of the competition.

If both clubs that qualify for the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs have the same number of wins in their groups during the group stage, home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs will go to the club that achieved a higher point differential across all matches of the group stage.

If both clubs that qualify for the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs have the same number of wins in their groups in the group stage and the same point differential in all matches of the group stage, home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs will go to the club that scored a higher total number of points in all matches of the group stage.

If both clubs that qualify for the playoff Finals are from the same group stage, and have the same number of wins in the group stage, home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the playoff Finals will go to the club that achieved a higher point differential in head-to-head matches during the group stage.

If the aforementioned criteria cannot determine which club has home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the Semi-finals and Finals, home-court advantage in the first and potential third match in the Semi-finals and Finals of the playoffs will be determined by draw.